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Rendering of a pedestrianized street on the Obama center site.

Obama Center work starts this summer. What does the plan mean for transportation?

By John Greenfield | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

The Obama center should improve the Jackson Park green space and pedestrian and bike access within the park. But it's a shame that LSD and Stony Island had to be widened as part of the bargain.

The current Argyle station design and the future one. Images: Google Maps, CTA

Thoughts on Uptown and Edgewater Red Line station designs

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

In general the stops will have a sleek, minimalist appearance and a red-and-white color scheme, and eliminating the need for supporting pillars in the viaducts will create an airier feel.

We don't have a particular problem with Dunkin' Donuts -- we just don't want to see single-story drive-throughs built on transit-adjacent land.

Could the lot next to the 35th/Archer station be saved for TOD after all?

By John Greenfield | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

In January the Chicago Department of Buildings put a hold on the construction permit, halting plans for a single-story drive-trough Dunkin' Donuts.

The car-centric status quo on Hubbard Street in the West Loop. Image: Google Maps

The Hubbard bikeway backlash reflects the problems with how Chicago installs bike lanes

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 1, 2021 | No Comments

Hubbard Street bike lane pushback is the same old saga: Drivers get upset about the potential loss of parking spots while cyclists have to keep worrying about their personal safety.

Residents call for grocery store, environmental upgrades near future 130th Street ‘L’ station

By Igor Studenkov | Jan 29, 2021 | No Comments

Residents see the new station as an opportunity to address longtime disinvestment and create job opportunities.

A detail from Nate Hucheson's proposed Slow Street circuit map.

Could a network of Slow Streets circuits speed pandemic recovery?

By John Greenfield | Jan 27, 2021 | No Comments

Streetsblog reader Nate Hutcheson brainstormed a system of Slow Streets designed as a community and economic development strategy.

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